#Meghan Romance

[polycraftory]

The Fiancée Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur

60 Second Book Pitch

We decided to try something new, both because we thought it would be fun and also because we have a terrible habit of starting to talk about favorite books and just not stopping. So: a way to force ourselves to keep it short and sweet!

Welcome to our new series: 60 Second Book Pitch! The rules are simple: our partners pick out a book and surprise us with it, and we have 60 seconds to quick pitch the book. The book has to be one we've read (and liked!). If we run overtime, we get hit with a nerf dart. If we do it in time, we get a piece of candy!

First up was me getting to pitch the contemporary sapphic romance: The Fiancée Farce. This is one of my favorite books with the fake dating / fake engagement troupe. If you want more videos of us yelling about our favorite books, please check out our TikTok (or Youtube). All our links are in our pinned post <3

[mamawasatesttube]

just remembered how megfitz made tim think about how bernard is so much better than all the other relationships he'd "settled for" and was once again briefly consumed by rage. meghan you apologize to zoanne wilkins right the fuck now

[little-miss-romance]

“He by no means was using me. He by no means was trying to take advantage of me. He helped me at points, he was my rock through these past couple competitions, and he made me realize that I could step past my fears and tackle big things.”

[darknutmeg]

This scene was sweet. Her story about Pingyang broke my heart and I appreciate that she trusted Xu Qi'an enough to confide in him. That was an important moment.

There's something here between these two, I don't know what yet but it's something. We'll see how it goes.

[melaniem54]

Review: As the Raven Flies (a Charm City Chronicles novella) by Meghan Maslow

Rating: 4.5🌈 Meghan Maslow’s Charm City Chronicles series is a favorite among favorites. And I’ll be the first to admit it’s due to the setting of the series in Baltimore, a city I’m deeply fond of and live near. Maslow has turned this old historic seaport city, known as Charm City, into a magical one teeming with paranormal diversity that the bosses, known as Rogers, have divided up into their…

[vintage-bentley]

INEFFABLE BEUROHETS lol anyway I can’t believe they made that crackship canon. They had no chemistry in season one and it should have stayed that way. How could they do that to my girl Beelzebub. Insert She Would Not Fucking Act Like That-meme. That’s the worst part of the entire season and I’m still mad abt it

This is what I’m calling them when I’m not calling them Ineffable Abusers. I refuse to legitimise this bullshit with a proper name 😇

They���re such a classic example of a man and woman looking at each other being enough for them to be thrown into a romance plot. It’s a trope I’m so sick of with straight romances, it’s like people are so eager to write and consume heterosexuality (literally why lmao, are patriarchal relationships entertaining for some people? Couldn’t be me), so they take any chance they get and apparently Neil and much of the fandom saw two people discuss work matters professionally and thought “yeah they should run away together”.

It really felt like a way to apologise for the two gay almost-couples. Like, Neil felt the need to “balance it out” and make sure heterosexuality was in there because apparently it’s impossible to just…not have het shit for once. Do you know what I mean? It’s like tax we pay for having representation.

I remember when people started shipping it, somebody said something like “Beelzebub wouldn’t love him, she’d kill him the first chance she gets” and YEAH they were right and still are. This is out of character. She doesn’t deserve this.

[jeevesreads]

15 Awesome Indie Romance Books

I love indie romance! Some of the best romance books I’ve read have been indie romances, and you never know when you’re reading the next big thing. These books are often the trendsetters, steering the book market in the direction readers are seeking. They have quicker turnaround times, take more risks, and often have an extremely bingeable quality – maybe that’s why so many are getting picked up…

[pluviophile-who-likes-coffee]

I want to be worshipped. I want to be important in someone's life. I want to be the person someone calls when they need advice or have big news...or just want to hear my voice. I want to be surprised with flowers at my apartment door. Whisked away to somewhere I've never been. Thought of nearly every second of every day because I consume someone's thoughts. I want the real. The ugly. The pettiness that comes with relationships. The teasing. The arguments. The laughs. The love. The romance. I want it all.

So Not Meant To Be by Meghan Quinn

[maddiesflame]

Right Man, Right Time headers

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[doc-pickles]

who’s also dived deep into hockey romance lately? would love to start a chat with people who have also been DEVOURING hockey romance like me!!

[polycraftory]

Dragon Falls (How to Tame a Husband) by Davis Lavender

Reviewed by Meghan 💜

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.5/5 | 🌶️🌶️ 2/5

GENRE: Cozy Portal Fantasy REP: mlm, achillean demi male mc, gay male mc, queer scs CW: mentions of cheating, manipulation, minor injuries LENGTH: 357 pgs

If you are looking for a sweet and funny gay romcom in a fantasy setting, I highly recommend this book! It manages to deliver an interesting isekai / transmigration narrative with a cast of incredibly lovable characters. This is exactly the sort of novel I had wanted when I was growing up looking for queer romance in a fantasy setting. Added to that just a little bit of spice and a whole lot of humor. It's technically an adult novel, but it's a lighthearted one that is also light on the smut. Also, I desperately want this to be a new au setting so fanfic writers please read this. Overall, this is a delightful indie book that I am very glad I got. I really love this Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate edition from their Cozy Fantasy box.

Below the cut you can find my full review! You can find more reviews like this on my Storygraph or in our "meghan reviews" tag. Check out our pinned post for links!

If you want to avoid spoilers skip the section labeled "The End".

The Main Characters / Core Romance Feliks is an incredibly relatable and very sweet ADHD hot mess. He isn't explicitly neurodivergent, but the way he describes his "brain squirrels" and the everything else about him was deeply relatable to me (my whole household is some flavor of neurodivergent). He is an absolute ray of sunshine, and he gets isekai-ed into a dragon riding warlord with the Ruthless as his moniker. It is incredibly funny to watch him try to do damage control on all the awful things that the old Ryszard did. To differentiate them both in the narrative and for the reader, Feliks has people start to call him Rys. I found him absolutely charming, even though he so often speaks before thinking and puts his foot in his mouth. I thoroughly enjoyed watching him win over everyone, including his husband. Also! He's demisexual and demiromantic! I have literally never read a book before where I saw myself represented like that! It was honestly so wonderful and validating even though its inclusion is very subtle.

Marek is a classic and wonderful example of the grumpy half of the grumpy/sunshine dynamic. He has incredibly good reasons not to trust his husband, who reappeared after being presumed dead for two years. Yet, he can't resist Rys' charm no matter how much he doesn't trust his husband's new polar opposite personality. From his best friend Kasia to the denhands he teaches, I enjoyed how much he cares for everyone despite being so very grumpy. I feel like that personality type tends to be portrayed as a loner, but Marek is at the heart of his community and they all adore him. The relationship between him and his dragon is also incredible, and there is quite a lot of humor in how infuriated he is that his dragon suddenly adores his husband who used to treat them both horribly. Rys calls their dragon Honey Bunny despite there being a Whole Thing (TM) about Dragons not being owned and therefore not being named. It does not at all infuriate Marek that his dragon now only responds to Bunny! Don't be ridiculous!

Their dynamic is everything you'd expect from this sort of grumpy/sunshine pair up, especially with the added component of Rys often saying exactly the wrong thing to Marek since he doesn't know their theoretically "shared" history from before he transmigrated into the story. Rys has absolutely no knowledge of the plot or world he gets thrown into at all, so it leads to quite a lot of unintentional hurt. Still, they have an incredibly sweet romance and both work hard for their happily ever after. For me, this was a very low spice book but I didn't come here for that.

The Worldbuilding I had to give this it's own section because the worldbuilding is so fun and I want people to immediately adopt this as a new fun AU setting for fanfiction. Only nobility can become Dragon Riders. In order to be a Rider, you have to court and marry yourself a Dragon Tamer. Each Tamer has one Dragon that they tame and train. Tamers can be anyone who earns the position, and they often start out as Denhands (basically, like, squires; they help with upkeep around the Den and help care for your dragon). Denhands get adopted by a Tamer and a Rider, so their entire family structure is based around the dragon riding system and I just think that's such a fun build! Once a Tamer and Rider get married, the Rider starts to bond with their dragon and learns how to ride. Once you are done training as a Rider, you have your final test which is the Claiming Ceremony. You take a leap of faith off the cliff and if your dragon catches you, you are a fully fledged Rider. If they don't, well, you fall to your death. Womp womp. Until their Claiming Ceremony, Tamers must protect their Riders from all harm so you get an extra layer of bodyguard romance. Seriously, I need this as an AU setting for every ship I've ever seen immediately. The Plot Very straightforward! Rys thinks his only way back to his world is to survive till his claiming ceremony so he can reuse the whistle at the top of the Falls to reopen the portal. Most of the narrative is a combo of the training leading up to the ceremony, the building romance, and Rys figuring out how to be a good husband (and father lol they adopt a kid. Damon/Demon I adore you). You also see Rys unravel all the harm the character he took over did to all the people of this training camp and home city. It has plenty of found family vibes, and honestly I loved the whole main cast. Overall, this was a very lighthearted plot even though murder / being trapped in another world / falling to his death were all theoretically on the table. The humorous tone keeps the plot from getting dark or serious. It has a good pace and was exactly the right amount of plot based on what I was expecting, which is basically a romcom in a fantasy setting.

The End Spoilers time! It almost goes without saying, but this is a nice, easy, unequivocal happily ever after. I was pleased that there was still plenty of book left after the climax. We got a really nice falling action with the main characters getting together and figuring out how to stay together. Also, this nicely side-stepped any of the usual portal fantasy or transmigration angst from having to choose between returning to their world and staying with their love interest. Feliks/Rys gets to have the best of both worlds since he has a portal he can open and close with the whistle reforged. I do wish we got to see Marek meet his brother and mother, I am dying to know how that went. Also, my edition had a nice little bonus story, The Trouble With Tybald, about two of the side characters getting together as well as a closer peek at the side romance between Demon (Rys and Marek's son) and the son of the bartender. It was a fun little surprise snack at the end, even though the bonus content wasn't for the main couple!

[grits-galraisedinthesouth]

Meghan Markle Sussex is "manifesting" again 🥣

One of my fondest memories in the pre-megxit community was our roasting of Meghan Markle's How to COOK Toast 🍞 video. Good Times!🤣

She combined apple butter with /ree-COAT🥼-a*/ cheese & jam 🍓

Mask slipped by end of video.

Jessica Mulroney also appeared in this same kitchen as they were both seeking to niche as celebrity influencers.

Jessica actually did receive a bit more press with a 1x nutritional cooking spot for busy familes.

Chef Cory also secured a 1x spot on Chopped Junior for his ungrateful, cheating girlfriend.

*Meghan Markle's mispronunciation of /rĭ-kŏt′ə/ ricotta cheese. Much like Tignanello & Lettuce.🤡

Edited to include 1 copy of the ridiculous "show"

Daniel Boland roasts Meghan Markle's Toast 15:00

When MMS began to "manifest" a 2024 cooking show, the Toronto Toast videos (& comments) disappeared from YT. A new video was uploaded by a sussex sewer squad member: Akorful Studio. Posted Feb 21, 2024 just in time for a re-brand. Please don't give Akorful the views.

[clemsfilmdiary]

Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas (2022, David Winning)

12/6/23

[separatist-apologist]

I tried Astarion and Halsin and I actually felt bad. Like Astarion says to go for it and jokes about me getting some with Halsin and later spilling the details, but he also just seems like he's trying too hard to pretend he's fine with it that I immediately was like ok I'm just going to a previous save to not hurt my little vampire elf. I found being with Halsin and Shart was better cause they're both freaks in the best way and love getting down together. If you want to feel real pain try being with Karlach and then ask her if she would share you with Halsin. Oh god the pain!

Astarion is like, a back-up option for me since the main point of making the druid was to romance Halsin (and see how the druid played given I prefer to hit things over using magic. I do have a background, I-Miss-You-Gale game I open whenever I've had enough of Astarion where I made a necromancer wizard and I'm also struggling with the magic aspect and standing in the background when I want to hit!!! things!!!!). I don't think it's gonna bother me too much, though, because say what you mean, you know? And also he's not real lmao, which definitely helps (DONT MAKE ME USE THIS LOGIC ON THE GROVE THOUGH).

I like asking Gale about sharing with Halsin. "YOURE NOT A LOAF OF BREAD" oh but sir I would LOVE to be right between the pair of you, okay?

[reading-giraffe]

Review: Right Man Right Time

Kindle Unlimited, Audible, and paperback via AMAZON

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Ollie Owens is a 21-year old journalism student who accidentally finds herself kissing a random dude at a bar our of desperation. Little does she know, the man is 31-year old Vancouver, BC hockey hotshot Silas Taters 🥔. Having just gone through a doozy of a breakup, Silas is interested in figuring out how to keep his ex away from him. Silas and Ollie make an agreement to be in a fake relationship. A huge feature of their fake relationship is sexual tension that you can cut through with a f*cking butter knife. Finally, they admit that it's not fake and then all hell breaks loose when a miscommunication and misunderstanding happens.

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FMC: Ollie is freaking awesome! I love her wittiness, confidence, and open communication. Even when she's not confident, she opens up to Silas and tells him what she needs so she can face her fears. That kind of communication is so important in a relationship. Her wildly honest communication was the first green flag I saw in her. Her commitment to protecting the people she love is amazing. My only issue was, in the end, how she didn't stand up for herself when Silas came crawling back to her. He hurt her feelings so bad, especially while her whole life was crumbling down around her. If it were me and Silas came groveling, I would make him wait for a response and let him stew a bit while I absorb his apology. He literally told her "You're dead to me." Why did she take him back in the blink of an eye after he said such hurtful things to her? I guess the d*ck was really that good.

MMC: Daddy Silas. Such a great guy. He is a perfect, doting boyfriend who has been hurt just enough that you just know he's sensitive. I love watching his confidence grow while he's with Ollie. Was he harsh at the end? Yeah. I think his apology could have been way more impactful.

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Okay so first of all, SILAS HAS A JACOB'S LADDER PIERCING. *cue salivation* holy fcking sh*tballs. Also, something that's super hot is Ollie's feelings for him. It's not all that often that we see a FMC who goes out of her way to tell and show the MMC that she cherishes him, telling him that he's "worth it". She has such enthusiasm when they f*ck in that way, which is super hot.

Also, Ollie loves giving head.

Would I recommend this book? HELL YES!! I was fucking bawling by the end. In fact, after I finished the book, I went back and re-read the last few chapters because I loved them so much. While I feel like the ending was rather rushed and Silas could have done more to apologize, I still loved the ending. Actually, I wish there was an epilogue that included a proposal, but I digress.

This was my first Meghan Quinn book, and I can confidently say it will not be the last.

Available on Kindle Unlimited, Audible audiobooks, paperback on AMAZON

[sarah-maclean-completist]

Always fun when there is something I didn’t anticipate in a book, especially in romance.